AML Analyst - mthree

eFinancialCareers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

eFinancialCareers is seeking an AML Investigations Specialist to join the Financial Crime Operations Centre of Excellence in London on a 6-month contract. The role focuses on end-to-end transaction monitoring, intensive analysis of large-scale transactional data, and producing defensible investigations to mitigate financial crime risk.

The position requires deep AML domain knowledge, experience in TM reviews, and the ability to collaborate with front-office teams while navigating

Qualifications

• Proven experience in advanced TM reviews with AML depth.
• Deep knowledge of international AML legislation and multi-jurisdictional expectations.
• Ability to dissect complex transactions and document defensible rationales.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Case Forensic Analysis: Execute Level 1 and Level 2 TM reviews, combining automated and manual data into actionable intelligence.
• Risk Mitigation & Escalation: Conduct deep-dive investigations using OSINT and multi-currency histories to close or escalate cases.
• Stakeholder Advisory: Work with front-office Relationship Managers to gather client intelligence while ensuring dual-entity legal integrity.
• Quality & Governance: Perform QC/QA on cases recommended for closure and ensure regulatory compliance across EMEA frameworks.

Skills

Transaction Monitoring

AML Expertise

Analytical Skills

Process Optimization

Infrastructure Exposure

Job description

AML Investigations Specialist (Financial Crime Operations)

Our client is a tier-one global institutional banking group operating at the forefront of international financial crime prevention. To strengthen their Financial Crime Operations Centre of Excellence (FCOE) in London, they are expanding a high-caliber unit tasked with mitigating risk across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) footprint. The squad is currently scaling up to manage complex transactional analysis and forensic reviews driven by evolving international regulatory frameworks.

Role Overview

Operating out of the Ropemaker Street hub, this 6-month consulting engagement focuses on executing end-to-end transaction monitoring and intelligence triage. You will directly influence the integrity of global banking operations by conducting rigorous analysis of large-scale, dual-entity transactional behavior to identify and neutralize financial crime risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Advanced Case Forensic Analysis: Execute Level 1 and Level 2 transaction monitoring (TM) reviews, synthesizing automated and manual alert data into actionable intelligence.
• Risk Mitigation & Escalation: Conduct deep-dive case investigations harvesting open-source intelligence (OSINT), account documentation, and multi-currency transaction histories to deliver definitive closure or Level 3 escalation recommendations.
• Stakeholder Advisory: Partner directly with front-office Corporate Relationship Managers to secure critical client intelligence while maintaining total dual-entity legal integrity.
• Quality & Governance Frameworks: Undertake technical Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) assessments on cases recommended for closure, maintaining regulatory compliance across complex EMEA frameworks.

Required Skills

• Transaction Monitoring & Alert Investigations: Proven track record explicitly executing transaction monitoring (TM) and alert handling within a sophisticated corporate, investment, or wholesale banking environment. Please note: This requires core AML investigation depth, not a KYC onboarding or remediation background.
• Regulatory Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Domain Expertise: Deep, functional knowledge of international AML legislation, financial crime compliance laws, and multijurisdictional regulatory expectations.
• Analytical & Logical Judgement: Demonstrated ability to dissect complex corporate banking transactions, spot anomalous patterns under pressure, and document defensible rationales.

Desirable Skills

• Strategic Process Optimization: Prior experience advising Global Technology or Intel & Analytics units on platform enhancements and machine-learning rule tuning.
• Dual-Hat Infrastructure Exposure: Familiarity navigating institutional structures where duties span across both banking and securities entities simultaneously.

This is a contract opportunity inside IR35 for an initial duration of 6 months.